Newly qualified GPs can't find work

23rd October 2008

Some 200 GPs who qualified during the summer have not been able to find fixed jobs.

The findings come from an England-wide survey published in GP newspaper, which shows that 54% of the 400 who qualified had a job by the end of September. The BMA has expressed concern that many newly-qualified GPs are having difficulty finding permanent full time positions. It says a significant number are working as locums on a short term basis and finding they are only managing to secure a few days work a week.